Credo Reference at the 2009 Charleston Conference
Four of us from Credo Reference have packed our bags and are traveling to Charleston, SC this morning for the 29th Charleston Conference. It should be an exciting few days packed with interesting sessions and presentations, conversations with old and new friends and, of course, fried chicken. Here are some of the places where you can spot Credo folks:
10th Annual Vendor Showcase
Wednesday, 4 November 12PM – 6PM, Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
Stop by table 29 to say hello and see what’s new with Credo
“It’s the Economy, Stupid!”
Thursday, 5 November, 4:30PM, Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
John G. Dove, Credo President is participating in this plenary session panel discussion on the challenges and questions we all face during difficult economic times.
“Collaboration, the Mother of Innovation”
Friday, 6 November, 2:00PM – 2:50PM, Gold Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
Heather Blaine, Credo Sales Marketing Manager, joins members of the Library Technology Collaborative for a panel discussion on how libraries and publishers are collaborating in the transition from print to electronic resources.
“What We Learned from Users”
Friday, 6 November, 4:30PM – 5:15PM, Pinckney Room, Francis Marion Hotel
This session with Nancy King, Credo Product Manager, and Kristina DeVoe of Temple University is all about reaching students. Nancy will be presenting findings from Credo’s usability testing and focus groups and sharing the lessons learned in the process. Kristina, who is also a member of the Credo Librarian Advisory board, will talk about Temple’s outreach to students through Blackboard.
Not attending Charleston this year? Many of the sessions and presentations will be available online after the conference, check back for more information and be sure to follow @credoreference for our tweets from the conference!
